U.S. Post Office (Opelika, Alabama)
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The U.S. Post Office in Opelika, Alabama
was built in 1915. Also known as George W. Andrews Federal Building, it served historically as a post office and as a government office building.
It reflects a Renaissance Revival exterior and Colonial Revival
interior.
The Opelika Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1976.
Opelika, Alabama
Opelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. According to 2010 Census, the population of Opelika was 26,477...
was built in 1915. Also known as George W. Andrews Federal Building, it served historically as a post office and as a government office building.
It reflects a Renaissance Revival exterior and Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
interior.
The Opelika Post Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1976.